Jeremiah

Jeremiah 2:31–32

³¹You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD:

“Have I been a wilderness to Israel

or a land of dense darkness?

Why do My people say,

‘We are free to roam;

we will come to You no more’?

³²Does a maiden forget her jewelry

or a bride her wedding sash?

Yet My people have forgotten Me

for days without number.

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Jeremiah 2:31

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You	אַתֶּם֙	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
of this generation	הַדּ֗וֹר	had·dō·wr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1755 period, generation, dwelling
consider	רְא֣וּ	rə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7200 see
the word	דְבַר־	ḏə·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Have I been	הָיִ֙יתִי֙	hā·yî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a wilderness	הֲמִדְבָּ֤ר	hă·miḏ·bār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
to Israel	לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	lə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
or	אִ֛ם	’im	Conjunction	H518 if
a land	אֶ֥רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of dense darkness	מַאְפֵּ֖לְיָ֑ה	ma’·pê·lə·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H3991 deep darkness
Why	מַדּ֜וּעַ	mad·dū·a‘	Interrogative	H4069 wherefore?
do My people	עַמִּי֙	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
say	אָמְר֤וּ	’ā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
We	רַ֔דְנוּ	raḏ·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H7300 wander restlessly, roam
we will	לֽוֹא־	lō·w-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
come	נָב֥וֹא	nā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to You	אֵלֶֽיךָ׃	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
no more	ע֖וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance

Jeremiah 2:32

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Does a maiden	בְּתוּלָה֙	bə·ṯū·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H1330 virgin
forget	הֲתִשְׁכַּ֤ח	hă·ṯiš·kaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7911 forget
her jewelry	עֶדְיָ֔הּ	‘eḏ·yāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H5716 ornaments
or a bride	כַּלָּ֖ה	kal·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H3618 daughter-in-law, bride
her wedding sash	קִשֻּׁרֶ֑יהָ	qiš·šu·re·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H7196 girdle
Yet My people	וְעַמִּ֣י	wə·‘am·mî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
have forgotten Me	שְׁכֵח֔וּנִי	šə·ḵê·ḥū·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H7911 forget
for days	יָמִ֖ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
without	אֵ֥ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
number	מִסְפָּֽר׃	mis·pār	Noun - masculine singular	H4557 number, tale

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 2:31 Deuteronomy 32:15 · 2 Samuel 12:7–9

Jeremiah 2:32 Psalm 106:21 · Jeremiah 13:25 · Jeremiah 2:11 · Jeremiah 3:21 · Isaiah 17:10 · Isaiah 61:10 · Psalm 9:17 · Hosea 8:14 · Jeremiah 18:15 · Jeremiah 13:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.